22nd All Classes AHS Alumni Holiday Get Together

AHS Holiday Get TogetherFriday December 30, 2016

The ALL CLASS Get-Together was originally started by late 1970's and early 1980's AHS Alumni,
but AllAHS class years are encouraged and welcome. We would love to see representatives from
every class.

View awesome All AHS All Classes Holiday Gathering photos by clicking here:
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Check out the Facebook page for the AHS Holiday Gathering.

what: 22nd annual AHS All Alumni HOLIDAY GET TOGETHER

who
1: All AHS Alum, significant others, friends, elves, whoever.

who 2:EVERY year is invited to attend, there is always a strong mid 70s to early 80s classes showing, but the younger
2007 and 2008 AHS classes have discovered us too! We need the 50's and 60's and early 70's plus
more 90's and 2000's AHS Alumni to discover this great get-together.

how: Cash (yours)

when: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(if we can find an after-gathering), Friday, December 30, 2016

A message from Perry Beeman:

All Classes Holiday Get Together marks 22nd Anniversary Fri December 30, 2016, the Friday after Christmas 2016

What started as the Ames High School Class of '77's desire to hold informal gatherings in addition to formal
reunions led to an all-classes reunion in Ames every holiday season. Perry Beeman and Julie (Anderson) Larson of the Class of
'77 set up the original evening gathering in 1994. They quickly decided to invite all Ames High School
grads.​ Many Ames High grads don't want to wait until a formal reunion rolls around to chat, and this was a way to cater to those
back for the holidays. The idea was to keep it simple: show up, buy your own refreshments​, no tickets, no fees, no fuss. Along
the way, fellow Ames High​ grads Bill Nutty and Heidi Conis helped build the turnout, which now often is bigger than some formal
reunions. "We began with 30 or so, mostly from '77, but it continued to build," Beeman said. "Let's just say I gained a lot of
Facebook friends when word got around I was one of the organizers."

In 2013, a strong crowd of 150 classmates represented AHS​ classes from 1972 to 2008. In 2014 There was again
another strong crowd of happy holiday classmates for the 20th anniversary of this great event. Typically, the event occurs
the Friday between the holidays, or whichever Friday seems to make the most sense. For convenience and tradition, the
gathering has remained at Olde Main Brewing Co., 316 Main St., which is big enough to handle a large crowd and has a full menu.
Details are always at www.ameshigh.org a year in advance. Still confused? Email Beeman at p e r r y b e e m a n @ g m a i l . c o m.

See you at the next GREAT AHS Holiday Gathering!

The All Class AHS Holiday Gathering is normally held the Friday between Christmas and New Year's. If
the holidays hit that day like it did last year (and like it did in 2009 and again in 2010 and 2011) we
pick a different date, but this year date falls on a Friday.

The 2016 Ames High School Alumni Holiday Gathering / Reunion night will be Friday eve,
December 30, 2016 at Olde Main Brewing Co. in downtown Ames. We normally take over the place. It's simple, we set the date, you
show up, buy your own food or drinks, and, if you're a big spender, for your friends. Then drink up (in moderation of
course and we encourage soda pop or water), chat, and get caught up. This has been a meaningful, wonderful reconnection for many people, and we've had
classmates from New York, California, Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, Illinois and elsewhere attend. The holiday gathering got
off the ground 18 years ago, in a small way and mostly involving the AHS Class of '77, but has
become much more. "We started out with about 30 people a year, but in the last couple of years, this has really taken off,"
Beeman said. "I rely heavily on the this alumni site for email addresses - and beg people to update theirs -- and that helps.
What really got this going, though, is the simple act of friends letting their friends know about it through personal email
address books and phone calls. The alumni newsletter and the website also carry notices.

Why?

The idea for an informal All Classes AHS reunion came out of years of discussions among Perry
Beeman, Julie (Anderson) Larson, Bill Nutty (all 3 from the AHS Class of '77) and others. The
thought was to catch people while they were back in town for the holidays, and to have an informal, relaxing, annual fun
gathering (i.e. reunion) for those of us who hate to wait five years for our own class gatherings to roll around. Finally,
the trio of big talkers backed it up by actually planning an event.

Please help get the word out. Every year, we have hurt feelings because someone didn't didn't know about it.
The more emails and phone calls, the better.

Photos

2013 All AHS Holiday Gathering Photos are below. Click the arrow on the photo to see more photos,
or click the photo itself to see more details.

2014 All AHS Holiday Gathering Photos are below. Click the arrow on the photo to see more photos,
or click the photo itself to see more details.

Stats:

Details: Just like last year! Lots and lots of fun and reminiscing and catching up and meeting new AHS Alum. Plus, you see your friends from other classes who you normally don't see at your own AHS class reunion because this is an ALL Class AHS gathering. About 100 AHS Alumni turned out for the 2006 AHS Holiday event, and a record 110 turned out
in 2007 from the AHS classes of 1967 to 2003. Some scholars think it might have even been more.
The foggy weather caused attendance to drop to 50 in 2008, there was a good turnout in 2009, 2010 wasn't the
largest turnout we have ever had, but there was a respectible showing of about 60 AHS
Alumni in 2010. Perry says a lot of younger classes are showing up now too and it is harder for him to know who
the AHS grads are, so
maybe there were more than 60 classmates at the gatherings in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The 2013 All Holiday Gathering had the
2nd largest attendence at 150+ alum, the AHS classes of 2008 and 1998 had big reunions the previous summer, so they both
opted to also have Holiday mini-reunions over the holidays and piggy-backed onto our 2013 event (see photos on this page),
this was great! There were approximately 20 from 2008 and 20 from 1998, which bumped up our attendence by 40.
The 2014 Holiday Get-together (see photos on this page), had a tie for the 3rd largest turnout at 110+ and the 2015 Holiday
Gathering broke the all time attendance record. Perry bought 160 name tags the day of the gathering, all nametages were
gone by 9pm. 200+ attended this fun 2015 gathering, the most ever! AHS classes attended from AHS 1960 all the way to
AHS 2014 (Bill and Tracy Nutty's daughter attended from the AHS class of 2014) !!

Disclaimer:

This is the age of disclaimers, and of course we have one too. This Get-Together is not
sponsored by the AHSAA, or anyone else affilated with AHS. We just want to
see all our great friends from AHS again.

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

Perry Beeman '77

AHS Class of 1956 60-Year Diamond White Reunion

AHS 1956September 18- 20, 2016

The Ames High School Class of 1956's 60th Diamond White Reunion
Was held Sunday September 18, Monday September 19, and Tuesday September 20, 2016.
Mark your calendar, there will probably be a 65th reunion in 5 years.

Schedule

Sunday Sep 18 was a wonderful picnic at Moore Memorial Park.Monday Sep 19 was an awesome brunch at Scheman in the morning and a dinner/banquet in the evening at Gateway.Tuesday Sep 20 morning, there was a nice gathering at Ada Hayden Park before everyone headed home.
We all had a great time! A total of 44 from the AHS class of 1956 attending one or more events.

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

James Bates '61

AHS Class of 1966 50-Year Gold Reunion

AHS 1966September 15 - 18, 2016

The Ames High School Class of 1966's 50th Gold
Reunion was held Thursday September 15 to Sunday September 18, 2016.
Mark your calendar.

Registration

Registration and hotel information can be found on the Ames High School class of 1966 website,
click www.ahs66.org

Facebook

Click Facebook,
then click like to become a member of the Ames High School Class of 1966 Facebook group for
access to even more valuable information about the 1966 AHS reunion. There are already about 100 members.

Schedule

The schedule so far is dinner at the Memorial Union on Sept 17, 2016, plus other activities from the 15th to the 18th.
Check back later, more info to follow.

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

'76

AHS Class of 1986 30-Year Green Reunion

AHS 1986August 5 - 6, 2016

The Ames High School Class of 1986's 30th Green Reunion will
be held the first weekend of August, Friday August 5 and Saturday August 6, 2016. Mark your calendar.

Facebook

Join the 1986 AHS Facebook group.
We have 220+ classmates but we really would love for you to join if you haven't already. Facebook was one of our
primary methods of communicating, staying connected and re-connecting with classmates. So please join !! Click here then click
the JOIN button.

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

Kris Cakerice '86

AHS 1986 Football 30-Year Reunion

AHS 1986 FootballSeptember 30, 2016

Celebrating the Ames High School 1986 Football team, players, coaches and cheerleaders
with a 30th reunion to be held Friday September 30, 2016. Mark your calendar.

Ames High Friends! Please pass this along to other AHS Alumni !!

It's been thirty !! Yes, 30, years since the 1986 Ames High Little Cyclone football team made the first ever playoff run in school history.
The AHS football program and athletic department have graciously agreed to host the 1986 football players,
coaches, and cheerleaders on Friday, September 30 at the AHS v. Sioux City West game. Please save the date
on your calendars - more details about the night of the game and a social gathering after the game will be
released soon!

This 30th Football reunion would of course include AHS classmates, players, coaches and cheerleaders
and anyone from 1986 1987 and 1988 classes who are connected to this 1986 Ames High School Football team.
Click the Facebook link below for more details.

Photos

Photos below re-printed courtesy Snyder and Associates Inc who
recently completed the football field and track resurfacing project for Ames High School.
Click center of photo for more information or for a larger image.

Facebook

Contact:

Duane Magee 1988 (a proud member of the 1986 Ames High School Football team) MageeDT (at) gmail (dot) com ← click email then replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . also remove all spaces in the To: email

1986 AHS Football Clippings

Click the center of any article below to see more details of the 1986 AHS Football scans below.
Click arrow on photo to see more clippings

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

Contact:

Facebook

Click Facebook
then click + Join to become a member of the Ames High School
Class of 1996 Facebook group for access to even more valuable information about the 1996 AHS reunion.
There are already 200+ members.

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

Postal mailing address current?
If you receive neither a postcard or a newsletter, then we lost you, click here
contact
AHSAA
, tell us your name, current mailing address, year of graduation + anything else you care to add.

Are you a member? If you received a AHSAA postcard in the Spring, then you are not a member. It is easy and inexpensive
to join. Dues paying AHSAA members receive three (3) AHSAA
newsletters per year?

'06

This AHS class has not reported a reunion to the AHSAA

AHS Class of ________might be held sometime in 2016

If you know there is a reunion planned for this class and you don't see it listed anywhere on this website, then please let
the AHSAA know who to contact and how to contact that classmate.

If you are a member of your class reunion planning committee for your Ames High School Class and you don't see a listing for your class reunion,
please let the AHSAA know the dates and schedule for your reunion, as well as the contact person or persons and any other
reunion information you would like listed on this AHSAA web site.

Click the contact us button on this page and email any information about your reunion, how you would like the post to
read, dates, contact info for your reunion, facebook page, or your class reunion website link plus any other pertinent information.
Thank you. The AHSAA